Asoka Mehta

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Asoka Mehta was an Indian socialist leader, freedom fighter, and prominent politician known for his key role in shaping socialist thought and policy within India’s early post-independence politics.

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instanceOf Indian politician
freedom fighter
human
socialist leader
continentOfCitizenship Asia
countryOfCitizenship India
fieldOfWork cooperative movement
economic planning
rural development
ideology democratic socialism
knownFor advocacy of democratic socialism
contributions to Panchayati Raj reforms
shaping socialist policy in post-independence India
languageOfWorkOrName English
Hindi
memberOfPoliticalParty Indian National Congress
Praja Socialist Party
Samyukta Socialist Party
movement Indian independence movement
notableWork Asoka Mehta Committee on Panchayati Raj
occupation economist
journalist
politician
participatedIn Quit India Movement
linked to: Quit India movement
partOf Indian socialist movement
politicalIdeology socialism
positionHeld Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India
Member of Lok Sabha
Member of Rajya Sabha
Union Minister of Planning

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Congress Socialist Party foundedBy Asoka Mehta
Praja Socialist Party foundedBy Asoka Mehta
Socialist Party (India) notableMember Asoka Mehta
subject linked to: Socialist Party